4. The recorded interview and some remarks

Listen to segments of prof. Carson's reply (apparently linked up with Onda Cero, with a morning radio debate with Albert Rivera, leader of Ciudadanos, immediately following the ).

If Miquel Strubell were to be asked "Do you think it's licit to compare what MLK fought about, his struggle, with an independence movement in Europe?" he, at least, would say NO, like prof. Carson. No-one does. The movements are very different in many ways. In Catalonia's case he and many of his statements are an inspiration to the independence movement, that's all!

https://soundcloud.com/el-confidencial/carson-la-actual-tendencia-mundial-hacia-el-secesionismo-es-muy-peligrosa
Miquel Strubell says: I would like to see that list of 1,000 nations that want to solve their
own problems. And an explanation, case by case, of why those that cannot do so: in what ways (legal, eonomic, cultural, sociolgical, whatever) is their current State failing them, generating grievances?
The extremely Europe-minded Catalan people really want to be able to contribute to the
unity of the countries of the world and peace between them. Unity does not mean eliminating
nationas, surely! Should the independence of Croatia and Macednoia, of Lithuania and Latvia, of the Ukraine and Kazakhstan, of Slovakia and the Czech Republic, of Ireland and the UK, be reversed just so that there are fewer independent polities, for the sake of "unity"?

https://soundcloud.com/el-confidencial/carson-es-raro-que-un-gobierno-reclame-las-tacticas-de-no-violencia-de-luther-king-o-gandhi
Miquel Strubell says: In Catalonia there has been quite serious violence by those opposed to independence, both institutionally by the Spanish authorities (1,000 voters treated by the medical services during and after the police attacks in polling stations on October 1 2018) and by Spanish ultranationalist gangs (some of whose members are known to the public, but have not been charged) before and since, up to this day. Surely the Catalan government cannot be called "hypocritical" for doing its best to hold back the understandable reaction of many Catalans who feel oppressed by this repression, and might easily succumb to one of the frequent provocations (some promoted openly by the leading oppoiosition party!) and retaliate.

As to identity issues, our incessant discourse is that no-one who doesn't want to be Catalan will have (or even want!) to leave Catalonia! Day in, day out! This is more of a Lockean revolution than an ethnic one. Heck, under half of Catalonia's electorate have even a single Catalan-born grandparent!

5 King. Why now?

El País conjured up the relationship between president Torra (who is only president because Jordi Sànchez -with UN HR committee's provisional support- was refused bail, and because Jordi Turull was arrested before the final vote, and because Jordi Sànchez was not allowed to attend by videoconference, and because the legitimate incumbent president Carles Puigdemont was ousted by Spain quite illegally and was arbitrarily blocked by a court from being reelected) and Martin Luther King, here:

"The proposal that I make to the people of Catalonia has a very simple slogan: either freedom or freedom. And protected by the mandate of October 1 [the independence recerendum outcome] and with the great struggles for freedom we all have in mind - for example that of Martin Luther King for civil rights - I propose an action that each Catalan would have adopt, if he/she wants to accept it: a march for the civil, social and national rights of Catalonia; a march of citizens who take the free decision to be a constituent people."